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9780791076279

The Respiratory System

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791076279

  • ISBN10:

    079107627X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-03-01
  • Publisher: Chelsea House Pub

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Summary

Describes the anatomy and functions of the respiratory system and examines respiratory diseases and how they affect the rest of the body.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(4)
Denton A. Cooley, M.D.
President and Surgeon-in-Chief of the Texas Heart Institute
Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas
1. Breathing Thin Air 10(4)
2. The Air We Breathe: Understanding Our Atmosphere 14(8)
3. Why Do We Breathe? 22(8)
4. Anatomy of the Respiratory System 30(14)
5. The Diffusion of Gas Molecules 44(8)
6. How Do We Breathe? 52(14)
7. Preventing Collapse of the Lungs 66(6)
8. How the Respiratory System Adjusts to Meet Changing Oxygen Demands 72(12)
9. Respiratory Disease 84(10)
Glossary 94(6)
Bibliography and Further Reading 100(2)
Conversion Chart 102(1)
Index 103

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Oxygen is one of the essential nutrients of life. Without it, we would die. The Respiratory System explores this essential nutrient and describes the complex system of organs that distributes it throughout the body.

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